What have they taken as gods besides Allah throughout history?                              
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                                Why did they take gods besides Allah?                              
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                                Name People?                              
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                                How did the people of Ad deny?                              
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                                They challenged the apostles as liars, confident that the punishment they were threatened with, and therefore the end of the world, would never come:                              
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                                In the context of verses 21, 22...28; the destruction of societies that take gods besides Allah, reject the message of worship/service to Allah alone, and try to neutralize His messengers is Allah's constant law and the Meccan society is warned about this:                              
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